Congratulations to one of our founders and former CEO on collecting the BBC Radio Oxford Make A Difference ‘Green’ award earlier this week.

After 20 years of OWR, this award was testament to Richard’s significant efforts and vision for Oxford Wood and we are immensely proud of the recognition.

And you can see Richard’s moment in the spotlight here: https://bbc.com/news/videos/cpd94pz2zdpo along with this fabulous write up on the BBC pages:

Oxford Wood Recycling was set up as a social enterprise to collect wood waste from construction sites and from businesses producing packaging or wood offcuts. Reclaimed wood is returned to the Wood Shop in Abingdon where it is prepared for re-sale. The commercial service provides a more economic and greener alternative to a skip and sustains eight jobs. An estimated 25,000 tonnes of wood has been diverted from landfill. The charity has also recently started a Community Shed in Abingdon, centred addressing social isolation and poor mental health. Founder and chief executive Richard Snow said: “We just get on with what we do every day. It’s great to be recognised especially as a community award – I think that’s really special.”